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kpete

(72,024 posts)
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 12:25 PM Apr 15

Trump appears to be sleeping

What Trump Is Doing In the Courtroom

April 15, 2024 at 12:14 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “Trump appears to be sleeping. His head keeps dropping down and his mouth goes slack.”

“Trump has apparently jolted back awake, noticing the notes his lawyer passed him several minutes ago,”

https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/15/what-trump-is-doing-in-the-courtroom/


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Trump appears to be sleeping (Original Post) kpete Apr 15 OP
The stroke could happen at MOMFUDSKI Apr 15 #1
Is elated a synonym for surprised? FHRRK Apr 15 #30
I don't think so EYESORE 9001 Apr 15 #38
also reported by the guardian... different reporter getagrip_already Apr 15 #2
That's because many suspect he has early Alzheimer's FarPoint Apr 15 #3
Probably Alzheimer's but I have liver failure in the pool. I'm not giving up yet. brewens Apr 15 #8
He doesn't drink. Nt Fiendish Thingy Apr 15 #14
I know, but he's a prime candidate for fatty liver disease. I have a buddy that might be in serious trouble brewens Apr 15 #18
Don't need to drink to have liver failure. TwilightZone Apr 15 #24
BIGLY afraid what truths would come out if he got a drop of Wine into its system. Traurigkeit Apr 15 #36
He says he doesn't drink. Patterson Apr 15 #49
That's not what sundowning is. Nt Fiendish Thingy Apr 15 #13
Get him to chug a couple Monsters! I had to do that to stay awake one day on jury duty. Of course, with brewens Apr 15 #4
Did the judge order a lethal injection? Kennah Apr 15 #5
I should be ashamed of laughing at that. KentuckyWoman Apr 15 #63
Probably heavily medicated Island Blue Apr 15 #6
my first thought, too Stardust Mirror Apr 15 #11
My first thought also. northoftheborder Apr 16 #81
Or his usual stimulants were withheld today to prevent the same. RockRaven Apr 15 #16
That was my thought Docreed2003 Apr 15 #20
My exact thoughts... Blue Idaho Apr 15 #22
He can't very well.... SergeStorms Apr 15 #43
His Lawyers Might Have Kept Him Away From The Adderall smb Apr 15 #66
"Sleepy Don" struggle4progress Apr 15 #7
trDUMP is conserving his energies,... not sleeping in court..... magicarpet Apr 15 #59
Don Snoreleone's Dream! nt smb Apr 15 #67
Hopefully his false teeth slide out. pandr32 Apr 15 #9
And land in his lap, biting his lil 'shroom Attilatheblond Apr 15 #26
The note said "wake up dumbass - it's a bad look". He looks like shit on Day One & he needs to be there every day! AnotherMother4Peace Apr 15 #10
By Thursday he'll need a cot. rubbersole Apr 15 #41
He had bags under his eyes this morning scipan Apr 15 #12
I wonder what the judge would do if the idiot falls asleep completely. honest.abe Apr 15 #15
Cattle Prod! vanlassie Apr 16 #72
I hope his insomnia is torture blogslug Apr 15 #17
"4 hours a night", good lie to cover napping 8 hours each day Traurigkeit Apr 15 #34
Maybe he's trying out his best Vinnie the Chin impression. He needs a bathrobe to pull it off. Vinca Apr 15 #19
I bet something happens Johnny2X2X Apr 15 #21
He literally bdamomma Apr 16 #73
#SleepyDon is now trending LetMyPeopleVote Apr 15 #23
if he starts bdamomma Apr 16 #74
Can you imagine if this were Biden Johnny2X2X Apr 15 #25
There'd be lots of concern trolling by the media MustLoveBeagles Apr 15 #28
Hey, cut the guy some slack. Mr.Bill Apr 15 #27
Bigly low energy Don. usedtobedemgurl Apr 15 #29
At this point, just let me know when he's finally GONE. calimary Apr 15 #32
I am so over him, too,,,, usedtobedemgurl Apr 15 #35
This would have torched anyone else. CrispyQ Apr 15 #65
It galls me how they treat him. usedtobedemgurl Apr 16 #69
What a pig he is bdamomma Apr 16 #75
His lawyers have their game face on. lpbk2713 Apr 15 #31
Not A Game Face On The Attorneys -- It's Constipation NonPC Apr 15 #39
I hope the officers are remembering how Maga treated the capitol police on 1/6/21. CrispyQ Apr 16 #70
It's all pretense to show his utter contempt for what is happening to him. CTyankee Apr 16 #76
TSF is an old fella, needs its naps all day long. No energy, not much going on in the mind. Traurigkeit Apr 15 #33
Must be from posting 'Lies Social' trolling idiocies in the middle of the night. Justice matters. Apr 15 #42
Welcome to DU, Traurigkeit! calimary Apr 15 #44
Welcome Traurigkeit bdamomma Apr 16 #77
I hope every minute in court is painful for him captain queeg Apr 15 #37
Now Trump can honestly say that he is not woke Poiuyt Apr 15 #40
Stock closed at 26.68 down 18+% twodogsbarking Apr 15 #45
Still too high. calimary Apr 15 #52
All this coming from the same guy who called President Biden "Sleepy Joe" meow2u3 Apr 15 #46
Slam down Rebl2 Apr 15 #47
I guess "Sleepy Joe" is yet another case of projection. tinrobot Apr 15 #48
Let's have your bets on what his excuse will be. louis-t Apr 15 #50
Up all night posting on Truth Social. nt doc03 Apr 15 #51
He used to do his texting with Pootie at 3 or 4 in the morning FakeNoose Apr 15 #53
"He used to" bdamomma Apr 16 #79
Sleepy Don. SAD! Hassler Apr 15 #54
"If trump is Too Old and Weak to Stay Awake At his Own Criminal Trial... Cha Apr 15 #55
Sleepy, Grumpy and Dopey. Disaffected Apr 15 #56
How will he survive, day after day, week after week? This could take a deadly toll. I'm concerned he will get ill. Doodley Apr 15 #57
Z's heard round the world? Lol nt Javaman Apr 15 #58
Sleepy, Crooked Don can't stay awake for his own downfall? mwb970 Apr 15 #60
I bet they have him tranquilized Saoirse9 Apr 15 #61
I'm glad he's falling asleep - tht has to be the only way to keep him quiet. soldierant Apr 15 #62
Or Took Away His Adderall nt smb Apr 15 #68
I think he requires constant stimulation, ... Straw Man Apr 15 #64
Maybe he's showing contempt for the proceedings Marthe48 Apr 16 #71
Love Haberman! LeonidPlanck Apr 16 #78
The internet is having fun with TFG's falling asleep LetMyPeopleVote Apr 16 #80
C'mon Donny, go for the Big Sleep Blue Owl Apr 16 #82

FarPoint

(12,452 posts)
3. That's because many suspect he has early Alzheimer's
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 12:28 PM
Apr 15

Up all night starting at Sundown...given the reference term, Sundowns Phase" of the illness...So, he nods off during day.

brewens

(13,626 posts)
18. I know, but he's a prime candidate for fatty liver disease. I have a buddy that might be in serious trouble
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 01:01 PM
Apr 15

with that. You couldn't get him to eat anything anyone would consider healthy before, but he is now. He has to lose weight and they will see how he's doing. He may need a transplant.

brewens

(13,626 posts)
4. Get him to chug a couple Monsters! I had to do that to stay awake one day on jury duty. Of course, with
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 12:29 PM
Apr 15

the shit he's usually on, a Monster might not even register.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
43. He can't very well....
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 03:30 PM
Apr 15

snort rails of crushed Adderall in front of everyone in the courtroom.

This is how he keeps going all day and well into the early morning hours, day after day. Without his chemical buddies he'll crash, BIGLY!

smb

(3,475 posts)
66. His Lawyers Might Have Kept Him Away From The Adderall
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 09:48 PM
Apr 15

If it's a choice between Don Snoreleone falling asleep in court and going manic and incriminating himself again, that's probably the right choice.

magicarpet

(14,181 posts)
59. trDUMP is conserving his energies,... not sleeping in court.....
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 06:55 PM
Apr 15

He has a plan.

Make it look like he is taking a nap. Then spring up out of his chair. Pull a three foot long machete out of his pants leg. Hop up on the bench and cut the judges head off,.. and hold it up infront of the jury and babble on about how nasty the judge, and his daughter too, has been to trDUMP.

The court bailiff will jump up out of his seat, with tears in his eyes, and say,...

"President Trump I voted for you two times and I intend to vote for you again. Now please wipe the judges blood off your hands and return to the defendant's table so the trial can resume and you then found innocent.

Because the judge has met his demise due to your actions the court is trying to contact Judge Cannon to see if she can come up here to rule on this case in your favor as she has done thus far and staunchly protected your best interests on the Florida case.

Who ever said justice is blind is an absolute idiot, the bailiff said. Justice is responsive to those who have tons of money and is eager to avail themselves if you are willing to make a backroom deal where piles of money changes hand."

Order was returned to the court - and the trDUMP trial promptly resumed.

○□○□•□

trDUMP smiled at the court bailiff and returned to his seat at the defendant's table.

trDUMP thought- well that stunt should capture a lot of media attention on the nightly news cycle and into the next few days. Good news and bad news are equally beneficial. Because Donald John Trump has embraced and normalized Idiocracy - American Democracy is now equivalent to a scumbag Reality TV show.


AnotherMother4Peace

(4,251 posts)
10. The note said "wake up dumbass - it's a bad look". He looks like shit on Day One & he needs to be there every day!
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 12:32 PM
Apr 15

scipan

(2,361 posts)
12. He had bags under his eyes this morning
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 12:38 PM
Apr 15

I don't think he got much sleep last night.

Is it hitting you, slobfather?

honest.abe

(8,685 posts)
15. I wonder what the judge would do if the idiot falls asleep completely.
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 12:45 PM
Apr 15

Would that be contempt of court?

blogslug

(38,019 posts)
17. I hope his insomnia is torture
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 12:59 PM
Apr 15

I know they say he only sleeps 4 hours a night but I hope, these days, it's ZERO hours a night.

Johnny2X2X

(19,140 posts)
21. I bet something happens
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 01:11 PM
Apr 15

I bet if he is forced to sit there day after day, he's going to have some health crisis that will lead to him being taken out of court on a stretcher or in a wheelchair. He literally can't sit still for that long.

Mr.Bill

(24,334 posts)
27. Hey, cut the guy some slack.
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 01:52 PM
Apr 15

You'd be falling asleep, too, if you had to get up at three in the morning to do your hair.

calimary

(81,523 posts)
32. At this point, just let me know when he's finally GONE.
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 02:07 PM
Apr 15

Gone for GOOD.

I keep trying to imagine a world without trump. Where he's GONE. And as they say in aviation terms, "no longer a factor." At this point, I'm so fed up with ALL THINGS trump that I just want it OVER. And HIM OVER.

usedtobedemgurl

(1,147 posts)
35. I am so over him, too,,,,
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 02:10 PM
Apr 15

But at this point it is like a magat staring into the eclipse, I cannot se to look away. I am waiting to see if our justice system has any integrity left.

usedtobedemgurl

(1,147 posts)
69. It galls me how they treat him.
Tue Apr 16, 2024, 09:01 AM
Apr 16

If he had been a greatly respected person, maybe I could see them being cautious but he threatens our country. He should be treated with the mistrust he earned and deserves.

bdamomma

(63,928 posts)
75. What a pig he is
Tue Apr 16, 2024, 10:18 AM
Apr 16

those are government secrets tossed all over the place. This is what he thinks about the security of the United States and us.

Fuck him and his so called privileges/entitlements'.

lpbk2713

(42,769 posts)
31. His lawyers have their game face on.
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 02:07 PM
Apr 15


Trump is in a state of sleep deprived stupor.





The officer in the white shirt is saying "Can we move this along? I have two hours until tee time."

NonPC

(308 posts)
39. Not A Game Face On The Attorneys -- It's Constipation
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 03:05 PM
Apr 15

Constipation is a side effect of drinking too much alcohol and/or doing too many opioids.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)
76. It's all pretense to show his utter contempt for what is happening to him.
Tue Apr 16, 2024, 10:21 AM
Apr 16

This is just a big, stupid act of his. He's not asleep.

Justice matters.

(6,944 posts)
42. Must be from posting 'Lies Social' trolling idiocies in the middle of the night.
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 03:20 PM
Apr 15

Over and over and over again.

calimary

(81,523 posts)
44. Welcome to DU, Traurigkeit!
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 03:44 PM
Apr 15

Well, this is serious shit. I would think ANYONE on the defense side wound want to be up and wide awake ALL DAY LONG. Chugging coffee or something to stay awake, or having somebody sitting behind you, close enough to kick your chair to keep your eyes open.

captain queeg

(10,269 posts)
37. I hope every minute in court is painful for him
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 02:12 PM
Apr 15

A few weeks of him having to appear every day will push his feeble mind to the edge. He sure looks like shit already.

meow2u3

(24,774 posts)
46. All this coming from the same guy who called President Biden "Sleepy Joe"
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 04:51 PM
Apr 15

Whodathunk that that name turned out to be sheer projection? Sleepy Don is more like it.

tinrobot

(10,924 posts)
48. I guess "Sleepy Joe" is yet another case of projection.
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 04:54 PM
Apr 15

I bet he falls asleep a lot.

They always accuse others of doing the things they're already doing.

louis-t

(23,297 posts)
50. Let's have your bets on what his excuse will be.
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 05:24 PM
Apr 15

You know he can't let it stand. "I wasn't falling asleep, I was only....." Go! The notes probably said "Wake up, your highness. This is important shit."

FakeNoose

(32,791 posts)
53. He used to do his texting with Pootie at 3 or 4 in the morning
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 05:43 PM
Apr 15

That's conveniently about noontime in Moscow.

Disaffected

(4,569 posts)
56. Sleepy, Grumpy and Dopey.
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 06:06 PM
Apr 15

Why, we have here a good casting start for a Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs sequel!

Doodley

(9,142 posts)
57. How will he survive, day after day, week after week? This could take a deadly toll. I'm concerned he will get ill.
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 06:08 PM
Apr 15

Okay, I lied about the being concerned bit.

soldierant

(6,937 posts)
62. I'm glad he's falling asleep - tht has to be the only way to keep him quiet.
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 08:50 PM
Apr 15

But i doubt his lawyers are smart enough to think of tranquilizers - and I doubt if anyone else could get away with effectively giving them to him.

smb

(3,475 posts)
68. Or Took Away His Adderall nt
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 09:56 PM
Apr 15

Also, being up all night shit-posting on his off-brand Twitter clone surely didn't help his energy level.

Straw Man

(6,625 posts)
64. I think he requires constant stimulation, ...
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 09:05 PM
Apr 15

... which he normally gets from TV, social media, and a chorus of sycophants. Without it, he can't stay attentive for very long. I'm not sure whether it's due to an actual attention deficit disorder and just to being an entitled asshole.

Marthe48

(17,042 posts)
71. Maybe he's showing contempt for the proceedings
Tue Apr 16, 2024, 09:59 AM
Apr 16

He can't make gestures, or mutter, or roll his eyes. But he can pretend to fall asleep and then jerk awake. Since i don't believe that anything traitor does is uncalculated, I can't help thinking that he is faking this too.

LeonidPlanck

(89 posts)
78. Love Haberman!
Tue Apr 16, 2024, 10:29 AM
Apr 16

I have a thing for bespectacled ladies and a bigger thing for smart, demure bespectacled ladies. Plus I love how she’s seemingly singled him out to tighten the bolts on. It’s almost like a professional vendetta of hers that I can support.

Re: asshat falling asleep in court shows willful disrespect for the court. If the judge isn’t banging fists or gavels to keep him uncomfortably attentive we might be in trouble. Or, fuck it, let the geezer sleep through it.

- Leo

Edited for grammar

Blue Owl

(50,523 posts)
82. C'mon Donny, go for the Big Sleep
Tue Apr 16, 2024, 11:16 AM
Apr 16

The biggest sleep... the most vicious and horrible sleep, yet beautiful in so many different ways.....

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